For the past years since the Consultative Group of International Agricultural Research
(CGIAR) Systemwide Initiative on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis (PRGA)
was initiated, guides for impact assessment of PRGA have been developed (Lilja and
Ashby 1999; Johnson et.al., 2000; Lilja and ...
Participatory plant breeding is seen by several scientists as a way to overcome the
limitations of conventional breeding by offering farmers the possibility of deciding
which varieties better suit their needs and conditions without exposing them to any risk.
It exploits the potential gains of bre...
Mustafa, Yasmin
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Ceccarelli, Salvatore
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Grando, Stefania
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[Benefit-cost analysis of participatory breeding program in Syria]
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Benefit-cost analysis of participatory breeding program in Syria
Breeding philosophies and methodologies developed for favorable conditions and high-input agriculture have been ineffective in generating improved cultivars for marginal conditions and low-input agriculture. The project is implementing a novel breeding approach for barley improvement in the low-p...
Ceccarelli, Salvatore
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Kafawin, O.
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Saoub, H.
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Grando, Stefania
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Halila, H.
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Ababneh, M.
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Shakatreh, Y.
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Bailey, Elizabeth
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[Increasing the relevance of breeding to small farmers: Farmer participation and local knowledge in breeding barley for specific adaptation to dry areas of Jordan]
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Increasing the relevance of breeding to small farmers: Farmer participation and local knowledge in breeding barley for specific adaptation to dry areas of Jordan
Latiri, K.
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Gana, A.
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Shideed, K.
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Albergel, J.
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Grando, Stefania
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Kaya, Y.
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Panhwar, F.
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Qadir, Manzoor
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Tan, A.
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[Historical and current perspectives of AKST]
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Historical and current perspectives of AKST
The project ‘Water Productivity Improvement of Cereals and Food Legumes in the Atbara Basin of Eritrea’ is an example of organization and implementation of farmers’ participatory research, conducted utilizing the available indigenous knowledge while empowering farming communities. Farmers have be...
Grando, Stefania
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Ghebretatios, I.
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Amlesom, S.
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Ceccarelli, Salvatore
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Maatougui, M.H. el
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Niane, A.A.
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Mustafa, Y.
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Sarker, A.
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Abdalla, O.
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Berhane, T.
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Abraha, N.
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Tsegay, S.
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Isaac, T.
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Tesfamichael, E.
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Hailemichael, S.
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Semere, M.
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Tafere, T.
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Araia, W.
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Haile, Aynalem
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Mesfin, S.
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Ghebresselassie, T.
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[Water productivity improvement of cereals and foods legumes in the Atbara Basin of Eritrea]
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Water productivity improvement of cereals and foods legumes in the Atbara Basin of Eritrea
Few countries are in such acute need of agricultural
development as Eritrea,a nation plagued by recurring
drought.Its soils are largely parched and
unproductive,leading to chronic hunger and poverty for
many of its people.Increasing the water productivity of
the country ’s most widely grown crops...
Debates around gender-responsive agricultural research, particularly plant and animal breeding, invariably circulate around similar topics: the recognition that considering gender is important to developing varieties that lead to equitable benefits, coupled with questions around an evidence base ...
Tufan, Hale Ann
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Grando, Stefania
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Meola, Catherine
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[State of the Knowledge for Gender in Breeding: Case Studies for Practitioners]
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State of the Knowledge for Gender in Breeding: Case Studies for Practitioners
Conventional modern plant breeding has been recognized to be more beneficial
to farmers in high potential environments or those who could profitably modify
their environment to suit new cultivars, than to the poorest farmers who could
not afford to make the necessary modifications. As a consequen...
Ceccarelli, Salvatore
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Grando, Stefania
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[Decentralized participatory plant breeding: a case from Syria]
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Decentralized participatory plant breeding: a case from Syria
It is widely recognized that conventional plant breeding has been more beneficial
to farmers in high potential environments or those who could profitably modify
their environment to suit new cultivars, than to the poorest farmers who could not
afford to modify their environment through the applic...
This report, presented by Dr. Salvatore Ceccarelli from ICARDA, describes a model of participatory plant breeding in which genetic variability is generated by professional breeders, selection is conducted jointly by breeders, extension specialists and farmers in a number of target environments, a...